Our Team

Northern California Historic Mountain Ranch Resort

Our Founders

Sam Lanni

Nicole Lanni

Our General Managers

Stephanie Westover

Val Westover

Val and Stephanie Westover a dynamic husband and wife team, bring a unique set of talents to Feeling Groovy at Eagle Creek Ranch. As entrepreneurs and successful business owners, together they have moved mountains teaching and speaking to over 25,000 people, servicing 7,000 active high-end and celebrity clients, organizing and supervising large scale events, creating “Bucket List Adventures” and experiences for professionals and pleasure seeking enthusiasts.

Val and Stephanie have over 8 years experience working on equestrian projects with the owners of one of Montana’s largest horse outfitting ranches, working on the ranch with livestock and guest hospitality, learning the “Ins and Outs” of real ranching and dude ranch protocol.

Val and Stephanie believe in going the extra mile for our clients. With customer service being their priority, they dedicate themselves to creating incredible customer experiences that will have our guests leaving Feeling Groovy at Eagle Creek Ranch wanting to come back year after year.

Val and Stephanie are successful because of their love for people, animals, nature and their pursuit of an epic life filled with adventure.

“We are 100{f276fd462f49322526a462302b6a32f88523b4ec51f4f680cd88881cf23da8f6} dedicated to exceeding and accomplishing Sam and Nicole Lanni’s vision of Feeling Groovy at Eagle Creek Ranch. We treat all of our customers how we would like to be treated and even better, we treat them like friends and family… We can’t wait to see them again and miss them when they are gone” – Val & Stephanie Westover

Our Advisory Board

Larry Broughton is an award-winning entrepreneur and CEO, bestselling author, serial entrepreneur, keynote speaker, and former Special Forces Operator. As a former US Army Staff Sergeant, serving 8 years on Special Forces A-Teams (commonly known as the Green Berets), Larry has parlayed the lessons learned from his time in service to his country and applied them to the business arena attaining extraordinary success.

He is the Founder & CEO of broughtonHOTELS (www.broughtonHOTELS.com), a leader in the boutique hotel industry; BROUGHTONadvisory (www.BROUGHTONadvisory.com), a strategic vision, elite team building, and transformational leadership training company; as well as yoogozi.com, an inspirational online learning forum for leaders and high achievers. Larry has received several business awards, including Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year®; the National Veteran-Owned Business Association’s Vetrepreneur® of the Year;Coastline Foundation’s Visionary of the Year; Passkeys Foundation’s National Leader of Integrity; and Entrepreneur Magazine included his firm on their Hot 500 List of Fastest Growing Private Companies.

Larry has authored several articles and books on leadership, team building and entrepreneurial significance, including VICTORY: 7 Entrepreneurial Success Strategies for Veterans and his most recent FLASHPOINTS for Achievers. His upbeat, creative approach to business and life has been featured in newspaper and magazine articles across the country and he’s been a guest on news and TV programs on every major network, including multiple appearances on CNBC’s The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch, MSNBC’s Your Business with JJ Ramberg, and Travel Channel’s hit show, Hotel Impossible.

Larry has presented to, coached, and mentored thousands of current and aspiring leaders and entrepreneurs across the country. He has delivered keynote addresses and training programs on topics including entrepreneurship, leadership, and overcoming fear and failure to Fortune 100 firms, universities, non-profits, medical facilities, and even the Pentagon’s Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Larry has attended the Executive Program at prestigious Stanford University; studied Russian at the world-renowned Defense Language Institute; and Political Science at University of California, Santa Barbara and College of San Mateo.